1999 Ondo State gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1999 Ondo State gubernatorial election
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1991 Ondo State gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1991
Next Election:	2003 Ondo State gubernatorial election
Next Year:	2003
Election Date:	9 January 1999
Nominee1:	Adebayo Adefarati
Party1:	Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria)
Popular Vote1:	328,053
Party2:	People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Popular Vote2:	195,682
Governor
Before Election:	Moses Fasanya
After Election:	Adebayo Adefarati
After Party:	Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria)

The 1999 Ondo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 9 January 1999. The AD nominee Adebayo Adefarati won the election defeating the PDP candidate.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Adebayo Adefarati emerged AD candidate.^{[6] [7]}

Electoral system

The Governor of Ondo State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election

AD primary

The AD primary election was won by Adebayo Adefarati.^{[8] [9]}

Results

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,333,617. Total number of votes cast was 557,148, while number of valid votes was 544,299. Rejected votes were 12,849.^{[10] [11] [12]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: NIGERIAN STATE ELECTED GOVERNORS - 1999. 2021-05-20. nigeriaworld.com.
2. Web site: Nigerian States . 2021-05-20 . www.worldstatesmen.org.
3. Web site: 2017-02-18 . 1999 governors: Where are they now? . 2021-05-20 . Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics . en-US.
4. Book: Nigeria in Transition: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, May 25, 2000 . 2000 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 978-0-16-061272-5. en.
5. Web site: Nigeria: Election Monitoring, 2,18 Feb 1999 . 2021-05-20 . www.africa.upenn.edu.
6. Web site: 2021-05-20 . PDF . live. 2021-05-20. EISA. https://web.archive.org/web/20201220162904/https://www.eisa.org/pdf/JAE8.1Egwu.pdf . December 20, 2020 .
7. Web site: 2021-05-20 . PDF. live. 2021-05-20. IFES. https://web.archive.org/web/20171203164238/http://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/r01781.pdf . December 3, 2017 .
8. Book: Saliu, Hassan A. . Nigeria Under Democratic Rule, 1999-2003. 2005. University Press PLC . 978-978-030-907-7 . en.
9. Web site: Tracker. Nigerian. 2021-03-22. How First Set Of 1999 Governors Went To Political Oblivion. 2021-05-20. Nigerian Tracker. en-US.
10. Book: Tell . 1999 . Tell Communications Limited . en.
11. Web site: Election results . 2021-05-21 . www.geocities.ws.
12. Book: Maja-Pearce . Adewale . From Khaki to Agbada: A Handbook for the February, 1999 Elections in Nigeria . Organisation (Nigeria) . Civil Liberties . 1999 . Civil Liberties Organisation . 978-978-32188-9-5 . en.